The Chiefs seemed to possess sealed the result having a look at by Arizona Taumalolo just around ten minutes from total time ahead of the Brumbies strike again four minutes from time having a attempt of their own.

The match then appeared to be headed for your 22-all draw only for Jackson Willison to attain his try out which Aaron Cruden transformed.

The match had been a goalkicking duel for almost 70 minutes but arrived alive within the final 10 minutes with 3 tries - two for the Chiefs and one into the Brumbies - in advance of the Chiefs clinched its third acquire in four online games.

The Brumbies suffered their to begin with loss and slipped to 2-1 right after an early-season bye.

Cruden and Brumbies opposite Christian Leali'ifano engaged in a very tit-for-tat exchange of penalties for 69 minutes, until eventually the score was locked at 15-15.

Prop Sona Taumalolo and Willison then scored tries for your Chiefs on possibly side of a Brumbies consider scored by replacement lock Sam Carter.

Cruden and Leali'ifano battled to present their teams the upper hand from the match till Taumalolo interrupted their goalkicking duel using the very first try with the match.

Taumalolo has become the Chiefs' major try-scorers this season, touching down in each and every of his very last about three online games.

He scored on Friday in standard model, supporting No. eight Kane Thompson when he drove in direction of the target line from the back again of a five-meter scrum, taking a short move and applying his energy and lower heart of gravity to crash in the last of your defence.

Cruden's conversion gave the Chiefs a 22-15 lead in the match during which neither workforce had previously led by over about three details.

Cruden kicked a few ambitions from about three makes an attempt and Leali'ifano about three from 4 from the initially fifty percent which progressed in three-point increments to a 9-9 halftime stalemate.

Scoring ongoing while in the very same manner while in the 2nd 50 percent with two objectives every single by Cruden and Leali'ifano right up until the 15-15 deadlock.

Taumalolo broke that scoring pattern using the first test nevertheless the Brumbies proved equal to your problem and hit back again in 5 minutes via Carter.

The Brumbies carried the ball by a lengthy sequence of phases, until it had been to the brink from the Chiefs' goal line and Carter was able to push over on the narrow blindside.

Leali'ifano converted to tie the scores.

The 22-22 tie remained right up until the final moment once the Chiefs, from a turnover, drove the ball relentlessly into Brumbies territory, put together a remaining ruck in close proximity to the objective line and Cruden moved the ball speedily to Willison who scored inches with the corner flag.

Cruden additional the conversion pretty much from your sideline to finish with seven plans from 7 attempts also to boost his achievement rate for that time to a lot more than 75 percent.

Leali'ifano completed with six from 7 right after changing Carter's attempt.

JEROME KAINO - had shoulder surgical procedures this week. All went very well.

Time out from rugby - close to six months

ANTHONY BORIC - A cautionary strategy is currently being taken with Anthony's neck injury as well as strategy would be to give time for your pain to settle. He wouldn't engage in right until the specialist states he can safely return to rugby.

Time out from rugby - estimated 2-6 weeks at this point

ISAIA TOEAVA - obtaining scans to research the challenge and also to verify in the event the damage is linked to last year's tension fracture. As soon as the outcomes are recognized, the workforce health practitioner will talk about with specialists the most beneficial strategy and provides an update subsequent week.

Time out from rugby - yet to get identified

RUDI WULF - Shoulder damage repairing properly. It really is expected Rudi will train with the workforce next week on their return from South Africa and could quite possibly be offered for your sport towards the Hurricanes on March 23. For being verified subsequent week

GEORGE MOALA - shoulder fix is progressing very well and he could possibly return to group training upcoming week. How his shoulder stands up with reintegration to coaching will ascertain his availability to engage in.

Also unavailable to play this week - Rene Ranger, Tony Woodcock and Michael Hobbs. Woodcock will be part of the squad on their return from South Africa.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

There was plenty of interesting talking points to come out of the game, but the one that interests me the most is the discussion about the standard of the game. Some posters (here and elsewhere) opined that the game was a horrible display, and the standard of play across the Tasman was far better than what we saw at Homebush. I disagree. I thought the game was actually pretty good to watch, even if the first half was a little slow. The last 20 was absorbing, and it was telling that there was not the usual procession of older members out of the ground with 10 minutes to go.

But more than that I think people may have expected a little bit too much from the first game of the season. Round 1 is always a weekend of scrappy, physical slogs played by teams at 70 or 80% of what they are generally capable of doing. On top of that when was the last time a Reds/Tahs game was a free-flowing game? I think there may have been one back in the 60s, but it’s been lean since then. When you combine those two factors the game was always going to be a physical slogfest.

And as far as physical slogfests go I thought the standard was pretty good. There weren’t too many dropped balls, wayward kicks or missed tackles. Both defensive lines performed with aplomb, which is more than can be said for the Blues and Crusaders. I’m not saying this game was the game of the round, but I do think it was up there, and I expect both sides to be right in there at the business end of the season.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have issued a joint statement askingfans to behave themselves during Sunday's big match. All we can sayis, good luck with that.

As always, the stakes will be high when North London's rivals meet.Spurs are fighting for a spot among the leaders, while the Gunners arefighting to hold onto fourth place. That means both teams will bepushing hard for a win, and since both fanbases despise each other,the atmosphere should be cracking at the Emirates.

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern with American TV coverageon Fox Soccer. We'll start live commentary right here around 8:15.

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